Mesquer

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Mesquer
Mèsqé (Gallo)
Mesker (Breton)
Commune
Chapel of Our Lady of Kercabellec, built in 1949
Chapel of Our Lady of Kercabellec, built in 1949
Coat of arms of Mesquer
Coat of arms
Location of Mesquer
Map
(2020–2026)
Jean-Pierre Bernard[1]
Area
1
16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,112
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44097 /44420
Elevation0–34 m (0–112 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mesquer (French pronunciation: [mɛskɛʁ]; Gallo: Mésqè, Breton: Mesker) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,235—    
1821 1,478+0.64%
1846 1,713+0.59%
1872 1,814+0.22%
1901 1,388−0.92%
1926 1,090−0.96%
1946 960−0.63%
1962 1,034+0.47%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,019−0.24%
1975 1,015−0.06%
1982 1,201+2.43%
1990 1,372+1.68%
1999 1,467+0.75%
2007 1,681+1.72%
2012 1,759+0.91%
2017 1,941+1.99%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mesquer, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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